Electrically-heated roller.



G. H. WADE.

ELECTRIUALLY HEATED ROLLER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 11, 1909. 957,524 Patented May 10, 1910.

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G. H. WADE. ELBGTRIGALLY HEATED ROLLER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.11, 1909.

957,824 Patented May 10, 1910.

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i To all whom it may concern:

.iUNITED STATES PATEN GEORGE WADE, or ATLANTAQGEGRGIA.

E-LECTRICALLY-HEATED ROLLER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed'August 11, 1909. SerialNo. 512L431.

Patented'Ma-y 191i) vided with tiny approved form of he'at units i Be-it known that I, Gnonor. H. VADE, a or resistance means not shown and are pro-;

citizen of the United States, residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State. of Georgia, have invented certain new and 3218 the screws'lfi. useful Improvements in Electrically-lleated Rollers; and I do hereby declare the follow- .ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains such opcnin 19 bein pre not necessari forme in a brace or han e1.

member 21 which is formed hollow for the purpose of reeeivin' the wires 20: When a roller with improved means for heating the passage 19 is Formed in such handle .70-

' member the members upon opposite sides of 5 the/roller are employed for the connecting. of afihandle of any approved type as shown, I at-Fig. 1 with the transverseihandle 22 and at Fig. 2 with the elongated handle '23; In '15..- either instance a cont uctor 24: communiq, cates witlrsuch handles and-is provided with a plug 9.5-for connection with an ordif 3 nary light socket or any means for"'c0nne'c---- tion with the source of electrical energy. As shown at Fig. l the. conductor 24 enters--- the hollow handle 23 througha member26' secured thereon, while in the embodiment shown at Fig. 3 the conductor enters and cxtends longitudinally through the han-.

to make and use the same. Tlns invention relates to electrically heat- 1ed rollers and has for an ob ect to provide such. roller electrically. A further object of the invention is to provide a roller having recesses formed in the opposite ends and with electric heaters disposed within the recesses.

1A further object of the invention is to provide a roller-having recesses formed in opposite ends and with electric heaters disposed within the recesses, such heaters being rigidly connected by a shaft forming 25 the journal of the roller.

itl llase an'd'othcr objects in view,,the invention comprises certain novel'construct-ions and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described'and claimed- In the drawings:Figure 1 is a pezspecdle 23.

tive view of one embodiment of the present Fig. 2 is a view in end elevation of an embodiment of the invention difl'ering'from the. embodiment shown at Fig. l in the shape of a handle and unlin- Fig. 3 is a diametrical sectional view through the roller showing' the electric heaters and journal in elevation broken away to Show the coninvention.

portant details.

with paizs struction.

Like characters of reference designate corrcspomling iparts throughout the several views.

Essentially the present invention consists of a roller represented diagrammatically at 10 with means for heating such roller electrically here shown accomplished by-meatns of concentric recesses 11 formed in the ends of the rollers for any desired distance. The roller is also provided with an axial bore 12. Into the recesses 11 in the opposite ends of the roller electric heaters 13 are disposed rigidly connected by means of a. shaft 14 which extends through the axial bore of the roller and forms the journal for such roller. The electric heaters 13 are, of course, pro- What I claim is:

\Vhile at Figs.- 1 and 2 the roller has been shown provided with handles to be graspedby the operator, it is to he understood that such means of using the roller is only'illus'-. trativc and that any means, manual or mechanical for operating such roller- .are within the scope of the present invention.

\Vhile in the figures the peripheries .of the rollers 10 are indicated as c \lindrical it is to be understood that such rollers may be provided with any approvec hfaccs to fit them for the work for which they are intended. Among other things for which the electrically heated rollers are useful, mayf be mentioned lamnlry \\'ork, laying on of j gold leaf, burnishing, embossing, burning-.- patterns upon surfaces and in fact any op eration for which a heated roller is or may-'- v be employed. such use determining the conformation of the periphery ofthe roller.

-vided each with a cap 15 secured thereon in' any approved manner shown at FigSQl and. 60

i erabIy} thou h} l. roller. provided with recesses formed in opposite ends. andheatingelements insorted wi hin such recesses. I

2. A roller provided with recesses formed I in its-opposite endsconnected by an axial bore, and heatin elements inserted within the recesses an rigidly connected by a journal extending through the axial bore.

3. A roller provided with recesses formed in its opposite ends, heating elements disposed within the recesses and means for conductin energy to the heating elements.

4. A re ler provided with recesses in its opposite ends, and electrical heating elements disposed within the recesses, and

alined axially with the roller.

the terminal casingand connected with the heating element.

7. A roller provided with recesses formed 'in its op 'osite ends, heating elements disposed wit in the recesses, means connectin the heatin elements and forming a jonrnzil for the ro er, terminal casings rigidly secured to the heating elements, and conductors leading into the\ terminal casing and electrically connected with the heating elements. 4

8. A roller provided with recesses formed in its opposite ends, heating elements displosed wit llD. the recesses, means carried by t 1e hearing for the roller, terminal casings rigidly secured to the heating elements,"hollo\v members connected with the terminal casings, conductors leading through the hollow member andconnecting with the heating element'withinthe terminal casings, and a handlecarried by the hollow members.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- e GEORGE H. \VADE.

\Vitnesses E. I-L-MoRToN,

WILL V. ZIMMEL.

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